On Thu 18 Aug 2016 at 12:17:28 -0400, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > Is there any way to add another partition after copying the the DVD-1 install > image to the pendrive? > > I found subchapter 4.3. of the Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide: > "Preparing > Files for USB Memory Stick Booting" > (https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/amd64/ch04s03.html.en) and tried to > follow some of the instructions--In section 4.3.1. Preparing a USB stick > using > a hybrid CD or DVD image, I see: > > <quote> > The hybrid image on the stick does not occupy all the storage space, so it > may > be worth considering using the free space to hold firmware files or packages > or > any other files of your choice. This could be useful if you have only one > stick > or just want to keep everything you need on one device. > > Create a second, FAT partition on the stick, mount the partition and copy or > unpack the firmware onto it. For example: > > # mount /dev/sdX2 /mnt > # cd /mnt > # tar zxvf /path/to/firmware.tar.gz > # cd / > # umount /mnt > </quote> > > From the above, I inferred that I should be able to create a 2nd partition > after copying the DVD-1 image to the pendrive, but I tried quite a few > approaches (that I might describe in a follwup email if someone really wants > to know) and I'm beginning to believe it can't be done that way.
You cannot create another partition with cfdisk? Please show the output of 'lsblk' when the stick is plugged in.
